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GOODS: “Lake Breeze” Releases New Wine Series, Set To Host Spring Whites Lunch

Lake Breeze Vineyards is located at 930 Sammet Road in beautiful Naramata, BC | 250.496.5659 | www.lakebreeze.ca

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Naramata, BC | Lake Breeze Vineyards is pleased to announce the release of their 2012 Winemaker Series. Every so often during the course of a growing season, Winemaker Garron Elmes discovers a particular vineyard or varietal on the Naramata Bench that inspires him. This is one of those times. Lake Breeze is proud to introduce their new Riesling ($20), Viognier ($22) and Windfall Blend ($19). All are available for a limited release in small quantities.

The new Windfall Blend was created after the long hot summer of 2012, which bestowed record crops of exception quality fruit on our vineyards on the Naramata Bench. This 2012 vintage combines five white varietals: Pinot Blanc, Pinot Gris, Viognier, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc to create a multi-layered, complex wine with fruity filled aromas, minerality and mouth-filling texture. In addition to the Winemaker Series, Lake Breeze has also now released many of their 2012 White Varietals including Pinot Blanc, Ehrenfelser, Semillon, and Sauvignon Blanc.

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The Lake Breeze Patio Restaurant is presenting a Lake Breeze Spring Whites Lunch on May 11 at 11:30 am. Attendees will experience a 3 course lunch created by Chef Mark Aston with dishes designed to complement the newly released white wines. Call 250-496-5659 x 207 or email [email protected] for tickets. Cost; $50. pp. (Tax and gratuity included.)

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The MacIntyre Family, Proprietors of Lake Breeze Vineyards, are very pleased to announce that Garron Elmes, Lake Breeze’s Winemaker, has been appointed as President of Lake Breeze. “In this newly created role, Garron will continue to have responsibility for winemaking and will also act as the winery’s senior leader responsible for continuing its successful growth. As Lake Breeze’s original winemaker and first employee, Garron has been truly fundamental to the success of the winery. He has consistently produced superb, award winning wines over the past 18 years. It is these wines on which Lake Breeze has built its leading reputation for quality and value. Since purchasing Lake Breeze in 2001, we have made significant investments to enhance the quality of the Lake Breeze experience. This experience has been made possible by the superb work of Garron, Launa Maundrell, Lake Breeze’s General Manager, and the rest of the Lake Breeze team, most of whom have been with Lake Breeze for years. Garron and Launa will continue to work closely with us to set the strategic direction of Lake Breeze to ensure that the winery continues on its very successful path.”

Details

930 Sammet Road, Naramata, BC, V0H 1N0.
Telephone: 250-496-5659
Web: www.lakebreeze.ca | Facebook | Twitter

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KEY PEOPLE

General Manager: Launa Maundrell
Wine Maker: Garron Elmes
Chef: Mark Ashton
Wineshop Manager: Ginette Schirrmeister

About Lake Breeze Vineyards

Lake Breeze Vineyards is located in Naramata, British Columbia, 12 kilometres north of Penticton on Naramata Road in the south central Okanagan Valley. It was built in 1996 and named Lake Breeze for the winds that blow across the bluffs year round. The first vines on the property were planted in 1985, making them some of the oldest on the Naramata Bench. The mature vines, coupled with a predominantly westerly aspect ensure plenty of sun exposure and ideal ripening conditions.

Lake Breeze was the first winery to plant and make wine from Pinotage, a native South African variety created from a crossing of Pinot Noir and Cinsaut. Although production is extremely limited, this remains a wine of which we are extremely proud. The current owners purchased the property in 2001 and since then have grown the operation from less than 3,000 cases a year to over 10,000.

At Lake Breeze we believe that our wines should be an experience encompassing the property, the people, the vines, the dog, as well as the wines themselves. We try to create a connection to the place that can be experienced each time you open one of our wines – no matter where you might be.

RECENT AWARDS

Best Red Wine of The Year at the All Canadian Wine Awards with its 2008 Tempest. Lake Breeze also won Gold for its 2011 Semillon; two Silver awards for its 2011 Seven Poplar Sauvignon Blanc and 2009 Seven Poplars Pinot Noir; and two Bronzes for its 2011 Pinot Gris and 2011 Pinot Blanc.

At the Northwest Wine Summit, Lake Breeze was honoured to receive the Gold Award for its 2011 Seven Poplars Sauvignon Blanc. The winery was also thrilled to accept three Best of Varietal Awards at the Okanagan Spring Wine Festival for its 2011 Pinot Blanc, Semillon and Gewürztraminer. As well they were finalists at the Festival in the Pinot Noir, Sparkling and Sauvignon Blanc categories.

The Globe, Sept 6, 2012, Kasey Wilson – Lake Breeze Seven Poplars Pinot Noir 2009, BC VQA Okanagan Valley $25, Despite what many say, some of the best Canadian wines are underpriced. Take winemaker Garron Elmes’ soft, fragrant Pinot Noir, which over-delivers with an appealing dryness (as opposed to sweetness in most inexpensive pinots) and a lush texture. This is a mouthful of beguiling red fruit, sourced from older vines on the Lake Breeze vineyards in Naramata and a young planting in Summerland.